Question

How are seismic waves and sound waves similar?(1 point) Responses They can cause significant damage as part of earthquakes. They can cause significant damage as part of earthquakes. They can cause vibrations or motions in the matter with which they interact. They can cause vibrations or motions in the matter with which they interact. They are able to travel through a medium and through a vacuum. They are able to travel through a medium and through a vacuum. They are both part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Answer 1

The correct response is: They can cause vibrations or motions in the matter with which they interact.

Both seismic waves and sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium (such as solids, liquids, or gases) to propagate, and they cause vibrations or motions in that medium.